"Artemisia sphaerocephala is covered with short reed buds, just as the puffer fish is about to come up" means that the beach is covered with Artemisia sphaerocephala, asparagus has begun to sprout, and the puffer fish is about to swim back into the river from the sea.

Original poem:

Two or three peach blossoms outside the bamboo forest and ducks in the water first noticed the warm spring.

The beach is covered with wormwood, asparagus is beginning to sprout, and puffer fish are preparing to swim upstream from the sea back to the river.

Translation:

Two or three peach blossoms are blooming outside the bamboo forest, and ducks are swimming in the water. They first noticed the warming of the river in early spring. The beach has been covered with Artemisia selengensis, asparagus has begun to sprout, and puffer fish is about to swim back into the river from the sea.

Origin: Two Late Scenes of Stone's "Riverside Hui Chong" (I)

Extended data:

This poem not only retains the image beauty of the picture, but also exerts the advantages of the poem. With its rich charm and mixed pen and ink, the poet makes the spring scenery depicted in the original painting so charming. Su Shi has a new idea while describing according to the picture, which makes the beautiful images in the painting more poetic and charming.

The poet first wrote from the side: In the early spring, the earth revived, and the bamboo forest has been dyed green by new leaves. What is more striking is that three or two peach blossoms have blossomed early on the peach tree, which are brightly colored and report the information of spring to people. Then, the poet's line of sight turned from the river to the middle of the river. Ducks that have been looking forward to the whole winter on the shore have already been unable to hold back and rushed to play in the water.

Then, the poet wrote from the middle of the river to the bank, observing and describing the scene of early spring in more detail: because of the moisture of the spring water, the Artemisia on the ground grew new branches and the reed buds spit out; All this shows the vitality of spring and makes people fondle it. The poet further believes that this is the season of puffer fish, which makes people daydream more widely. The whole poem is permeated with a strong and fresh breath of life.

Baidu Encyclopedia —— Two Night Scenes of Chunjiang River in Hui Chong